Advertisement-displaying mechanism for cash-registers or tills.



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ENT DISPLAYENG MEGHANISM 120E CASH BVERTISEM APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1912.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT carica.

WILLIAM ROWLAND HARVEY, 0F NEWV BRIGHTON, ENGLAND.'

ADVERTISEMENT-DISPLAYNG MECHANISM FORCSH-REGISTERS QR TLLS.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WiLLrAM ROWLAND HARVEY, a Subj ect of the King of Great Britain, and residing at New Brighton, Cheshire county, England, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Advertisement-Displaying echanism for Cash-Registers or Tills, of which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates to mechanismfor displaying advertisements in cash registers or tills.

According to my invention, advertisement carrying tablets which are adapted to be pendulously supported in the apparat-userid arranged in a series at the base, are raised one at a time to a displaying aperture in the front of the apparatus, from one end of the series, and lowered in a similar manner to the other end of the series by means of reciprocating carriers or frames, the tablet about to be displayed being raised by means of one carrier and the one last displayed being lowered by means of the other carrier simultaneously each time the till is opened or closed. The carrier or frame for raising the tablet to be exposed deposits the latter upon a rest opposite to the displaying aperture and the carrier or frame for low* ering the tablet slightly raises the latter from its rest during its upward movement p and then lowers it to the level of the series in the base.A Means are provided for illuminating the advertisement being displayed while the cash dra-wer or till is open.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents the improved mechanism in front elevation. Fig. 2 represents the said mechanism in lo-ngitudinal sectional elevation. Fig. 3 represents an 'elevation of the advertisement tablet; Fig. 4 an end view of the same; Fie. 5 a frontview of one upper end of the tablet lowering carrier; Fig. 6 a side view of a 4portion of one of the slideways tor the front tablet carrier or rame showing the said frame in its lowest position; Fig?? a similar view ot one of the slideways for the rear carrier showing the latter also in its lowest position, and Fig. 8 one haiie of the rear carrier in elevation.

1n the front 1 of the case of the apparatus is provided a window 2 opposite to which the advertisements are displayed. 1n or on the sides 3 and L1 are formed the endless pathways for guiding the advertisement tablets, the pathways being preferably some- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led March 30,

Patented Mar; 18,1913.

1912. serial no. 687,493.

however, being blunt. The sides of the pathway are represented by 5, 6, and 7 and the apex by 8.

The triangular' pathway is practically a. grooved one, and the sides 5 and 6 are continued below the base 7 the inner track portion of the pathway being' defined by the raised center parts 9 and 10. Above the pathways is mounted a sha-tt 12 carrying rollers 13 near to the ends. Over these rollers are passed straps 141 Awhich may be of thin Inet-al, the two ends of the straps being liXed to the carriers for raising and lowering the tablets. The carriers are represented by 15 and 16, and consist preferably of frames having two .vertical sides and cross bars 15 and 16a, respectively, the cross bar 15a being at the bottom in the carrier 15, and the cross bar 16 between the top and bottom ends in the carrier 16. The carriers lie and slide against the raised center parts 9 and 10.

rThe raised part 9 between the sides 5 and 6 of the pathway and the straps 111 form grooves in which engage the endsi of' the tablets 1T. The latter are illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, Fig. v3 being a front elevation and Fig. 4 an end view. Thetablets are provided with ngers 17 which engage in the grooves of the pathways and by which the tablets are pendulously supported. The carriers are shown in their intermediate or half-way position in Figs. 1 and 2. At the apex of each pathway a notch or recess is formed by the stop 18, see also Fig. 5, and the incline 19. The carrier 15 has at each side a side extension 20, Figs. 1, 2 and 5', 'for the purpose hereinafter stated,also a projection such as 21, Figs. 1 and 2, is fixed to the member 10 in line with the base part 7 ot the'pathway. lThe carriers may be actuated in any suitable way. 1n the drawing acash drawer or till p is indicated and connected to this is shown a chain or cord 22 which passes around a pulley Q3 and is connected at its other end to the carrier 15 at 24. By this arrangement, when the till is drawn out the carrier 15 is lowered. The carrier 16 is also connected at Q6 to a chain or cord 25 which passes around the pulley 27 and is connected to a roller 28. The latter has a torsion spring 28 by which it is normally wound up, the spring being sufficiently strong to raise the carrier 15 to its highest posit-ion, and it required to pull in the drawer p.

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Une tablet onlj,7 at a time is displayed betore the window 2 and this is indicated in brtilten linesl at ft in Figs. l and Q. The remainder ot the tablets are packed together at the base 7 ot the pathway each being suspended by its fingers or extensions l? in the groove 7. When the drawer y) pushed home` the carrier 1b italls until its end 29 is level with or just below the groove 7. rlhe latter being inclined, 'the tablets slide down and when the end et' the groove 7 is uncovered by the end 2) ot the carrier 1G one otl the tablets is pushed or falls on to its upper end. When the drawer is withdrawn, tlte carrier lo is raised with the tablet thereon level with or above the. incline 19 at the top ot 'the pathwaj-n ln this position the tablet will slide down the incline into the notch or rest i8 and this action may be assisted by a light spring such asBO. vWhen the drawer is pushed full home again, the earrier l5 rises above the stop 18 and by means olf' the extension 2O lit'ts the tablet outy oit the notch, the extensions 2O engaging with the lingers ll of the tablets. 'lhe eX- tensions Q being inclined on the top, the' tablet will tall into the notch 3l so that when the drawer is withdrawn again, the tablet is lowered with the carrier l5 until it contes in Contact, with the projection 2l, and when the extension 2() falls below the .groove 7 the tablet slides down the latter and forms the last one of the pack.

libe tablets Zt may consist el' a traine such as 32 made ot' thin metal and filled in with transparent or semitransparent material auch as' Celluloid or glass. ylhe advertise ments may be printed or painted thereon or preferably the matter may be printed on thin transparent paper or the like, and atteiwvard cemented to the tablet.

lt is proposed to intermittently illuminate the tablets, and when they are transparent, they may he illuminated from behindil by means ot an electric lamp. The drawing; shows an arrangement by wl'iicli the tablet suspended behind the window aan be illuminated when the drawer is withdrawn, The

lamp represented by 33, is secured in a bracket 3l., and in the circuit 35 is a switch :lo normally open. The switch lies in the path ot the carrier l5 so Vthat when the latter is in its lowest position it has closed the switch. rlhe switch may obviously be actuated by the carrier 16 in-a similar manner.

The front l ot the apparatus is preferably made to open so as to enable the tablets to be easily removed and replaced` lt is obvious that the pushing in of the cash drawer may wind up the spring or a separate lever or handle may be used to etiect the operation and the movement of the handle may release the drawer when such is used.

ll'hat l claim as my invention and desire 'to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is t An advertising device comprising in combination, a casing having" display opening and inset guideways disposed in parallel relation with respect to each other, each guideway having a topv portion inclinedr downwardly toward the display opening and a lower portion inclined downwardly away from the display opening, a plurality ot pendulous display cards having exten sions projecting into lsaid guideways, carriers slidable in said guideways and having carrier portions for engaging said exten sions to elevate and lower said cards, pulleys, straps trained over said pulleys and having' their ends secured to the carriers, ineens connected with one ot Said carriers and normally acting to lower the saine and elevate the remaining carrier, and a manually operable member connected with said reinaining1 carrier to operate the same in opposition to said means, substantially as dt; scribed.

ln testimony whereof l ailix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

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